Fire History Data from Baker Riparian Site in Oregon

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives the Olson fire dataset from the Baker Riparian site in Oregon's Blue Mountains. The data provide a fire history record spanning 621 to 61 calendar years before present. It is maintained by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Reconstructing past fire frequency and severity using tree-ring parameters.
• Analyzing the relationship between fire events and climatic changes over a 560-year period.
• Calibrating regional fire history models for the Blue Mountains of Oregon.

Strengths

• Covers a long temporal range of 560 years (621 to 61 BP).
• Part of the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• The dataset's specific row count, column names, and sample size are unknown.
• Data is temporally stale, with a last updated date recorded as 1889-01-01.

Provenance

Source

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.

Collection Method

Data derived from tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology) for fire history.

Time Range

621 to 61 calendar years before present (BP).

Geography

Baker Riparian site, Blue Mountains, Oregon, United States of America.